5 fashion and beauty hacks for winter gardening
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Since lockdown, gardening has boomed in popularity, and the hobby has become known for being therapeutic, calming and fulfilling. While gardening may be good for your mind – it can wreak havoc on your skin, nails and wardrobe – particularly during the cold, wet and windy months.
So, experts reveal the top 5 fashion and beauty hacks you should try when gardening in the winter. 1. Keep several hand warmers handy. While the name suggests they’re exclusively reserved for keeping your hands toasty, hand warmers are the trick to keeping your hands, feet, and even face warm.
“Slip hand warmers into your gardening gloves, tucked into a snood or even under your knees on your kneeling pad,” says gardening expert Donna Balzer. Having a spare hand warmer in your gardening coat or greenhouse can help stop any fingers getting numb while you carry out winter gardening tasks.
If you suffer from Raynaud’s syndrome, you could even invest in a pair of self-heating gloves to keep your hands as agile as possible. Trespass Reusable Hand Warmers, £5.99 (were £10.99). 2. Swap your moisturiser for barrier cream. Substituting your ordinary moisturiser in favour of a barrier cream can help enormously with dry, fragile and cracked skin.
Barrier creams tend to be much thicker than moisturisers, and are designed to repair the skin, while moisturisers are designed to prevent damage. It should be applied to areas that experience the most abrasion, such as hands, knees and feet. “I recommend applying it little and often, before and after gardening to keep the skin well nourished,” says Philp.
